KHASMATA
Eerie Dismal Gateways
(Morbid Chapel Records)
26:10min

KHASMATA is a Death / Doom Metal band from Mexico City formed in 2020. Back in 2021, they released their first demo “Rehearsal XXI” containing two songs, ‘Excruciating Metaphysical Devourment Of The Innardswamp’ and ‘Expelled Into The Gloomy Nest Of The Liquescent Seed Of Shub-Niggurath’. Then in 2022, seven months later, they released their second demo “Eerie Dismal Gateways” that includes the two songs previously mentioned and a third new song ‘Paleolithic Trepanation’ getting this way a three songs demo. KHASMATA inherits the voice of bands like SHUB NIGGURATH or R’LYEH (both from Mexico) that have always been navigating the gloomy rivers of the Lovecraftian universe. The demo is pretty dense and catchy, circulating around the slow-mid tempo songs and it reminds me at certain points of the Death / Doom played by bands like DISEMBOWELMENT, SYMPHONY OF GRIEF and more recently, SPECTRAL VOICE. With “A” on guitars and “Ω” on bass and vocals the demo is pretty well produced, obtaining the perfect balance between sound and concept that emphasizes in capturing the listeners and have their psyche trapped in a cosmic chaos for the long term. Definitely a great demo! Iä! Iä! Abhoth! Iä! Iä! Zexubaoth! https://khasmata.bandcamp.com, www.morbidchapelrecords.com

Oswaldo Gonzalez

Oswaldo Gonzalez

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